Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS 3-415

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
(a) In a proceeding for involuntary dissolution brought under § 3-413(c) of this subtitle on grounds of insolvency, the court may declare the corporation dissolved if the corporation is proved or has been determined by judicial proceedings to be unable to meet its debts as they mature in the usual course of its business.

(b) If the court orders the corporation dissolved, the court shall direct that the corporation be liquidated under court supervision by one or more receivers appointed by it.